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Like gift box, wrapping in medieval flavour, no one expect it to stand anti-tank missile

I don't know man, the whole fantasy women armour thing always came across to me as crass pandering.

It's semiotics at work: boobplates and bikini armour are just signifiers communicating something else. And to me the "signified" meaning it communicates is more along the lines of "gamer male audience wants fantasy boobies" than it does "fantasy boobies" themselves. Disturbingly anti-sexy in all sorts of uncomfortable ways, or in short, eww.

I don't know man, the whole fantasy women armour thing always came across to me as crass pandering.

It's semiotics at work: boobplates and bikini armour are just signifiers communicating something else. And to me the "signified" meaning it communicates is more along the lines of "gamer male audience wants fantasy boobies" than it does "fantasy boobies" themselves. Disturbingly anti-sexy in all sorts of uncomfortable ways, or in short, eww.

Call me a dinosaur or even a misogynist, but I find the whole idea of women fighting in mediaeval fantasy to be completely anachronistic in the first place. It's a modern-day invention to suit the contemporary need to appear non-sexist.

That's not to suggest the women never donned armour or fought lustily side by side with men-at-arms (though I am indeed hard-pressed to think of actual historical examples that are not generously leavened with myth). But the simple thing is that women, historically, seldom fought their wars on the battlefields. And that is where modern fantasy writing often fails — it seldom provides a compelling reason to explain the presence of "gender equality" in imaginary worlds.

I don't know man, the whole fantasy women armour thing always came across to me as crass pandering.

It's semiotics at work: boobplates and bikini armour are just signifiers communicating something else. And to me the "signified" meaning it communicates is more along the lines of "gamer male audience wants fantasy boobies" than it does "fantasy boobies" themselves. Disturbingly anti-sexy in all sorts of uncomfortable ways, or in short, eww.

Have you guys ever thought of that the perverted enemy might aim for the chest area just to see the boobs jiggle, hence negating the need for armor on the rest of the body?

*runs*

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Have you guys ever thought of that the perverted enemy might aim for the chest area just to see the boobs jiggle, hence negating the need for armor on the rest of the body?

*runs*

One of the quality of most armor ( exept a mail armor) is his hardness, so I doubt than a armor covering the chest area would ''jiggle''.
And would really a perverted enemy have the time to think about that in the heat of the battle ?

Call me a dinosaur or even a misogynist, but I find the whole idea of women fighting in mediaeval fantasy to be completely anachronistic in the first place. It's a modern-day invention to suit the contemporary need to appear non-sexist.

That's not to suggest the women never donned armour or fought lustily side by side with men-at-arms (though I am indeed hard-pressed to think of actual historical examples that are not generously leavened with myth). But the simple thing is that women, historically, seldom fought their wars on the battlefields. And that is where modern fantasy writing often fails — it seldom provides a compelling reason to explain the presence of "gender equality" in imaginary worlds.

When three puppygirls named after pastries are on top of each other, it is called Eclair a'la menthe et Biscotti aux fraises avec beaucoup de Ricotta sur le dessus.
Most of all, you have to be disciplined and you have to save, even if you hate our current financial system. Because if you don't save, then you're guaranteed to end up with nothing.